Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will be visiting Taiwan in 2020. The visit will be the first by a US speaker since 1979, when Jimmy Carter cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The announcement comes just weeks after US President Donald Trump signed a law allowing high-level officials to travel to Taiwan and vice versa.
What is Nancy Pelosi’s net worth?
The current speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi, has an estimated net worth of $196 million. This is mostly thanks to her husband Paul, who is an investment banker and real estate investor. He has served as a U.S Representative for California’s 12th congressional district since 2013.
How did Nancy Pelosi become so wealthy?
“Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro was born on March 26, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland.”
Pelosi began her career as a high school teacher at the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore from 1962 until 1966.
In 1976 she was elected as a Democratic National Committee member from California.
In 1978 she became Chairwoman of the California Democratic Party.
In 1987 she became one of 100 women elected to Congress.
In 1993 she became minority whip for the Democrats.
In 2002 she became House Minority Leader.
She was first elected Speaker in 2007 and re-elected in 2009 and 2011.
“She also served as House Minority Whip (2002–2003) and House Minority Leader (2003–2007).”
“On November 14, 2016, after Hillary Clinton lost her presidential bid against Donald Trump, Pelosi said that she would not run for leader again.”
